Teachers in South Africa

What is happening with this initiative. Who have received laptops already. How is this working for you?

Lots of great resources here that are free to use.

In education, it should not be about technology, but rather about how we can expand access to study and how we can improve support to our students in a way that will at least give them a fair opportunity at success.

Growth demand for educators depends on learner enrolments and the learner-educator ratio, while replacement demand for educators depends on employment trends, demographics and attrition (including morbidity and morality). 'Educator Supply and Demand in the South African Public Education System: Integrated Report' depends on a number of factors, such as education graduates, morbidity and morality, and educators returning after a break from the profession. This report is an integration of the seven reports which emerged from the research, and pulls together the findings arising from it. What emerges is that the resignation, death and ageing of the present educator force are likely to have a significant effect on replacement demand for educators over the next four years.

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Several problems - including teachers with bad credit records - have left government plans to equip all 400000 teachers with a laptop computer and software hanging in the air.

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Can we reach our pupils with technology in a way that doesn't wreck our budgets? Is Social Media a teaching tool or a hindrance? Should we ban cellphones in our schools when almost all our pupils use them for communication and learning outside the classroom? Can a research project mean more than a quick Google search? How can we teach digital literacy in ways which are cost-effective, meaningful and budget-friendly? Is a computer lab needed in a 21st century school? What are the pitfalls of using technology in the classroom? Need answers? Join us at EdTechConference 2011!

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